Posted on 05/25/2013 10:57:18 PM PDT by Altariel
Pet Doberman, Lily, cheerfully plays with 1-year-old baby, Addison.
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Doggie ping.
I’m sorry.
I can’t watch stuff like this for a while...or maybe ever.
Thanks for understanding.
I understand. I did not mean to cause you discomfort. My apologies for the ping.
That’s okay.
I know you would never cause me sorrow on purpose.
:)
Very cute.....but could be deadly......a Doberman can turn on a dime......parents should take notice.
Phooey. Who makes up this rot?
My parent’s neighbor had two family pet dobermans. One day on a walk the dogs turned on, and killed, the 3 yr old child. Devestating. I’m not saying all dobermans would do this but I would not take that chance.
My 2 cents:
1. This dog looks more agitated than “playful”
2. In general, animals should be kept away from small children. There are many, many tragic cases of even “tame” animals deciding to harm kids.
I’d trust small puppies or kittens with a child this size, but that’s about it. Certainly, not a doberman—even supervised.
Any dog if not properly trained will turn on its owner. Some breeds are more inclined towards aggressive behavior than most. Some breeds need more or specialized training to be part of a family. Tat being said the humans should do research on what breeds are social and which ones tend to be aggressive as well as what kind of training and time investment each breed requires. Dobies used to be the “bogyman” of dogs back in the 80’s.... kind of like American “pit-bulls” are today. Rubbish... if properly trained, if the proper amount of time is spent socializing these dogs is spent they can be a truely loving, loyal, and protective part of the family. The problem isn’t the dog its the human.
The dog was playful, giving the stereotype play bow before coming near the baby.
Phooey. Who makes up this rot?
Friend of mine's father (David Kasperczak Sr.) raised the dog from 8 weeks on up. Used only positive reinforcement. Never once had a problem. One day he walked in the house and the dog literally went for his throat. He got his left arm in the way pulled his CCW and had to shoot the dog three times. Took almost 150 stitches to close the wounds.
Knew the dog saw the stitches.
“You’ll put your eye out. . .” “Eat your carrots. You’ll see better.” “Dobermans will turn on you.”
Phooey. Who makes up this rot?
Google “cases of Dobermans attacking children” it ain’t rot pal, it’s your choice if you want to remain mute to it.
>Friend of mine’s father (David Kasperczak Sr.) raised the dog from 8 weeks on up. Used only positive reinforcement. <
Dogs need to be told “no!”, on occasion. Positive reinforcement is a junk science method and, like only telling a child whatever he has done is just wonderful, does not produce a well-rounded individual.
Google “Nothing in life is free” dog training. It’s non-physical, but it truly is the way to raise any large breed, potentially aggressive, dog.
I’ve had three Dobies. I love the breed. The best dogs ever. Smart, and incredibly protective, and fiercely loyal. However, these parents are total IDIOTS. The dog is very playful, but one inadvertent swipe of a paw, and the nail will take out the child’s eye. It’s just totally stupid..an accident waiting to happen..
As a mother I cringe when I see videos like this. It is not fair to the dog to use him for entertainment and certainly not training the baby to respect the dog.
We definitely agree that all dog & child interactions should be closely supervised, until both parties are old enough (and in the case of the child, mature enough) to safely interact with each other.
In other words, he rewarded the dog’s good behavior while ignoring the dog’s bad behavior.
Surprise, surprise, the dog’s bad behavior—not corrected-—becomes worse.
Dogs are pack animals. They need to know that their pack leader (their human owner) is capable of leading the pack and in control of the situation. If not, then the dog will challenge the apparent leader (largest and strongest in the pack) to claim dominion of the pack.
That is not what I said, not at all. He did not use the Michael Vick negative reinforcement methods. Perhaps it is a difference in definitions. I view negative reinforcement as manhandling the animal to the point that they are cowed when you walk in the room.
I knew one woman trainer that used a clicker to distract a dog when it did something negative. The dog would come to her to investigate the noise and she would reward it. To me that is positive reinforcement.
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